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| Date May 16, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-59 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ~~llll~~lllllllllllll
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OF THEUNITEDSTATES disposal Of Garbage And Sludge--A Promising To Two Problems
The quantity of sewage sludge and garbage which must be disposed of is rapidly increasing. At the same time, some traditional disposal methods are being restricted or eliminated. GAO believes that combined disposal, or codisposal, of sludge and garbage by therm... |
| Date April 3, 1979 |
Report No. 108960 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:OO A.M. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1979 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGF, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESOURCE PROTECTION SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM WORKS J' "* risr MR... |
| Date April 3, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-57 |
Title
REPORT BY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES
RELEASED
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mwdtlOn# tskh the General ific approval And Mangement Act’s Impact On Selected Fisheries
In response to a joint request from the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and its Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, GAO assessed the impact of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act... |
| Date March 15, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-63 |
Title
STUDYB’Y’ THE STAFF OFjTHE U?!!!. I* * General Accounting Office*
Environmental Protection Issues Facing The Nation In recent years the need to protect human health and the environmknt from pollution has become clearty evident. The Federal Government has responded to this need by enacting far-reaching legislation which could cost an estimated half a ?ri//ion dollars over the next decade. Quest... |
| Date March 1, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-47 |
Title
” UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. COMMUNITY AN0 ECONOMlC q INELOCMENT 0fVlS:ON I I B-166506 The Honorable Administrator, Protection Dear Mr. 108754 Douglas M. Costle Environmental Agency Costle: ironmental Protection Agency_ (EPA) We have reviewed efforts to decrease tamperlng wlt”FY, ‘XD’tomoIS”ile emission conleaded gasoline in --using switching trol devices and... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-78-93 |
Title
BY THE COM P T R O LLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES -35 ‘ t, M ining Law Reform And Balanced Resource Management
Most exploration and development of hardrock minerals on public lands is governed by provisions of the Mining law of 1872. As indicated by its age, however, that law is outdated with respect to contemporary concerns for environmental quality and properly balance... |
| Date Feb. 13, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-35 |
Title
B-166506 FEBRUARY 13,1979 -The Honorable Ronald Bo Ginn Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations and Review Committee on Public Works _ and Transportation House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: before the Subcommittee In September 1976, we testified on Investigations and Review, Committee on Public Works and concerning the water pollution abatement Transportation, Following those project in S... |
| Date Feb. 8, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-10 |
Title
t kWSHE~~MPT~LER .I GENERAL i To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Better Understanding Of Wetland Benefits Will Help Water Bank And Other Federal Programs Achieve Wetland Preservation Objectives
The Department of Agriculture’s Water Bank Program can be made more effective by changing the Water Bank Act to increase the Secretary of Agriculture’s flexibility in xtmirtis&ring the program. This *ou... |
| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. B-118307 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-118307
CED9-119 February 6, 1979 Mr. Elvis J. Stahr President, National Audubon
Society 950 Third Avenue New York-New York Dear M 10022 &t;/_
-_ Your letter of January 11, 1979, stated that our report of November 1, 1978, to the Secretary of the Interior n (CED-79-6) contained numerous inaccuracies that seriously weakened our findin... |
| Date Feb. 5, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-29 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Cleaning Up Commingled Uranium Mill Tailings: Is Federal Assistance Necessary?
On October 19, 1978, Senator Clifford P. Hansen, as ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, asked GAO to determine whether Federal assistance should be given to operating mill owners that have processed uranium for sale to both... |
| Date Jan. 26, 1979 |
Report No. LCD-79-303 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Mat to 1-q r&;l!xb E:e-dO ~~@ -r RlESTRlClED Accounting office sxcept on the ba’r:S Qf W@cific aPPr*va’ by the Office of Congressional ReWo- fl An Assessment Of DOD’s Pollution Control Progress And Future Cost
GAO reviewed the progress the Department of Defense has made to date in correcting pollution violations and the estimated future costs of the pr... |
| Date Jan. 2, 1979 |
Report No. CED-78-165 |
Title
Comptroller General b&tic
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Improvements Needed In Controlling Major Air Pollution Sources
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 92 percent of the major stationary air pollution sources are complying with emission standards or cleanup schedules. The Agency’s data, however, is highly inaccurate. GAO estimates that the actual rate is considerably less than 92 percent.... |
| Date Dec. 19, 1978 |
Report No. CED-79-13 |
Title
For this officials and take them. to occur, however, Federal, State, and local must recognize that these facilities are needed appropriate action, however unpopular, to secure RECOMMENDATION We recommend that the Administrator, EPA, closely monitor and evaluate the development of State solid waste management plans to (1) identify the magnitude of the problems in locating suitable disposal sites e... |
| Date Dec. 11, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-167 |
Title
DOCURENT RESLaB 07951 C34886021 Water Quality Manaqeaent Planning Is lot Comprehensive ad ay Not Be Effective for Many Years, CED-78-167; -166506. Decesber 11, 1978. 36 pp. +7 appendices (13 p.). Rerort to Rep. Rouald Bo Ginn, Chairan, House Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Investigations and Review Subcommaaittee; Rep. James C. Cleveland, Ranking inority MBeber. by Elmer B. Staats, C... |
| Date Nov. 6, 1978 |
Report No. CED-79-2 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 07668 =C31282261 Reviev of the President's June 6, 1978, Water Policy Message. CED-79-2; B-11Q885. November 6, 1978. Released November 13, 1978. 8 pp. + 5 appendices (34 pp.). Report to Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, Chairman, Senate Ccmmittee on Budget; Sen. Henry Bellmon, Ranking Minority Member; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issu. Area: Water and Water Related Programs (2500)... |
| Date July 31, 1978 |
Report No. 091441 |
Title
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| Date March 10, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-65 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUMI 05314 - (B0735654 ] UtsGt2ete~ r fedircd i / / 7 Interstate 5 and the Peripheral Canal in San Joaquin and Sacramento Counties, California. CED-78-65; B-161497(3). March 10 , 1978. 2 pp. + 5 appendices (24 pF.). Report to Rep. George Miller; by Henry Eschwege, Community and Economic Development Div. Directcr, Contact: Cosmunity and Economic Development Diw. Budget Function: Commerce... |
| Date Jan. 20, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-27 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUMO 04796 - 3B02451031 ^ The Envir¢ nmental Protqction Agency Needs Congressional Guidance and Suppozt To Guard;tJe Pqblic in a Period of Radiation Proliferation. CED-78-~7: B-166506. January 20, 1978. 37 pp. + 7 appendices (44 pp.).':¶ ' Report to the Congre Soy Elmer B. Stuiats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: ConsusearrT forker Protection: standards and Regulations Adeqa:py and T... |
| Date Dec. 5, 1977 |
Report No. OCR-78-1003 |
Title
DOCUMENT FESUME
04283 - [B3414671] Summary of Open GAO Recommendations for Legislative Action as September 30, 1977. O0R-78-1003; B-185993. DecEmber 5, 1977. of 207 PP. Report tc the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: Office of the Comptroller General. Budget Function: General Government: Legislative Functions (801) . Congressional Relevance: Congress. Authority: Reclamati... |
| Date Sept. 27, 1977 |
Report No. EMD-77-69 |
Title
DCCUMPNT FESUME
03715 - [A2794026] [Need for Better Accountability for Cost of Offsite Radiological Monitoring Service]. EMD-77-69; B-178726. Sptember 27, 1977. 6 PP. Report to Robert W. Fri, Acting Administrator, Energy Research and Development Administraticn; by J. Dexter Peach (for Monte Canfield, Jr., Director, Energy and Minerals Div.). Issue Area: Accounting and Finaiicial Reporting (2800). ... |
| Date Sept. 26, 1977 |
Report No. 103708 |
Title
DCCUMENT
03708 - [B2733974] EESUME [Planning and Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline]. September 26, 1977. 79 pp. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; by Monte Canfield, Jr,, Director, Energy and Minerals Div. Issue Area: Energy (1600). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Functicn: Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy: Energy (305). Organizaticn C... |
| Date Sept. 22, 1977 |
Report No. EMD-77-43 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 03411l - [12713907] U.S. Coal Development--Promises, Uncertainties. EMD-77-43; B--151071. September 22, 1977. 359 pp. + 8 appendices (69 pp.). Deport to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy (1600); Science and Technology (2000); Environmental Protection Programs (2200). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Function: Natural Resources, Enviro... |
| Date Sept. 16, 1977 |
Report No. EMD-77-66 |
Title
DCCUMENT hESUME 03410 - [A26337523 [Review of the Federal Energy Administration'c Coal Conversion Program]. EMD-77-66; E-178205. September 16, 1977. 5 pp. Report to Sen. Henry M. Jackson, Chairman, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; by Elmer B. Staets, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy: Rcle of Fossil Fuels in Meeting Future Needs (1609). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budg... |
| Date Aug. 23, 1977 |
Report No. EMD-77-44 |
Title
DCCUMENT RESUME
03092 - [A24135423 Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline--Tnformation on Construction, 1977.. Technical, and Environmental Matters through Spring 1977. 31 pp. + appendix (1 pp.). EMD-77-44; B-180224. August 23, General. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller Future Needs Issue Area: Energy: Role of Fossil Fuels in neeting (1609). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. and Energy: B... |
| Date July 18, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-305 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02793 - [A2033111] Department of Defense Air Pollution Control: Progress and Delays. LCD-77-305; B-166506. Jujy 18, 1977. 25 pp. + 3 appendices (6 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management: Operation and Maintenance of Facilities (708); Environmental Protection Programs: Environmental Protection Standards (... |
| Date July 8, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-92 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
02795 - [A1993044] Bnvironmental Protection Issues Facing the Nation. CED-77-92.
Jujy 8, i977. 54 pp. + 4 appendices (6 pp.). Staff study by Henry Eschwege, Director, Community and Economic Development Div. Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs (2200). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Function: Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy: Pollution Con... |
| Date June 28, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-74 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES *cc()~;;I\‘- Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllll LM102455 Dredging America’s Waterways And Harbors--More lnfor Needed On Environmental And Economic Issues
Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions) 1104 ~1°C Department of the Army a4 Environmental Protection Agency M c@
The effects that dredging and disposing of ... |
| Date Dec. 10, 1976 |
Report No. GGD-76-107 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
00233 - [A0590651] Future. The Coastal Zone Management Program: An Uncertain 9 . December 10, 1976. 115 p. GGD-76-10 7 ; B-14509 Comptroller General. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, and Processes Issue Area: Energy: Executive Branch Organization for Dealing with Energy Problems (1611).
Contact: General Government Div. and Energy: Budget Function: Natiral Resources, Envi... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-135 |
Title
, ational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration epartment of Commerce Completion of the two-phase Deep Ocean Mining Environmental Study is needed to resolve environmental impact questions which may arise when mining of manganese nodules starts on the deep seabed. U.S. firms will begin prototype mining in 1977, and phase I I of the study must be done simultaneously. The Department of Commerce budg... |
| Date Aug. 17, 1976 |
Report No. LCD-76-447 |
Title
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Mil-itary And Civilian Aircraft Discharging Fuel In Flight
Department of Defense Federal Aviation Administration Military and civilian aircraft at times discharge fuel in flight to facilitate a safe landing. Studies have been made on amounts and characteristics of fuel discharged, but none has concluded whether it causes environmental problems... |
| Date May 24, 1976 |
Report No. 094658 |
Title
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| Date Feb. 17, 1976 |
Report No. RED-76-69 |
Title
fhe the conwucrit>n shed$aetine system, the Fe&M and State monitoring efforts of the constructren, and certain env.ironmenlal matters reidted Zo the construction of the pipeline. report discus5e3 de and S’LBSSS tk af ?‘&lch is beir?g done to i-&p protect A!x&a’s environmer.t, b3! tiere hzve been s-everai insrances of environmenidl damage. RED-?6-59 c _ 0 -r? t-_ e - r? -. s- T - DIGEST CHWTE... |
| Date Feb. 1, 1976 |
Report No. 094024 |
Title
q; ,I ..a. -I * REPORT GAO ON lliiiil USEPLANNING AND’ 3 ’ CONTROL SYMPOSIUM
a
AGRICULTURE e ’ WllDERNESS l RECREATION a MINERALS @ FORESTRY l ENERGY FAClllTlES l RESOURCES ECONOiUllC AND ’ DEVELOPMENT DIVISION ,)’----y z/v3c
; \-..y, .;, .,,c- - FEBRUARY 119762 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASH I NGTON, B.C. 20548 RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DlVlSlON Dear IQ. Eschwege :... |
| Date July 22, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-393 |
Title
In the 5 years since passage of the National Environmental Policy Act, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has not de veloped and put into effect an adequate program for assessing the environmental impacts of projects proposed for its approval. GAO believes that the Department’s compliance with the act will be limited until top management places a higher priority on meeting the law... |
| Date July 10, 1975 |
Report No. 089135 |
Title
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| Date Jan. 1, 1975 |
Report No. 090910 |
Title
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| Date June 13, 1974 |
Report No. B-177442 |
Title
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LM095833 Environmental And Economic Issues Of Planned Construction Of Spewrell Bluff Dam In Georgia 8-777442
Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions) Department of the Army BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED
D.C. 20848 STATES B-177442 cI The Honorable United States Senator Herman Senate Talmadge: E. Tal... |
| Date April 20, 1973 |
Report No. B-177602 |
Title
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| Date Aug. 10, 1972 |
Report No. B-148623 |
Title
_. : _ _ - ’ ,-. -!.- -. COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF
D.C. -WE UNITED 20548 STATES B-148623 Dear Mr. Chairman: This is our report on the administration of the regulations of the Department of the Interior ior surface exploration, mining, and reclamation of public and Indian coal lands, Our review was undertaken pursuant to the October 6, 1971, joint request from you and the ranking minorit... |
| Date May 18, 1972 |
Report No. B-170186 |
Title
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LM096563 i’ i ‘*: !i 1; , J! I COMF’TROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED
POUI STATES D.C. B-170186 R Dear Mr. Chairman: This is our report on improvements needed in Federal efforts to implement the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Our review was undertaken pursuant to your request of May 18, 1971. As agreed with your offi... |
